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California homes sliding into the ocean as worse is forecast
Cliffside homes in California are giving way to the sea, and the report warns the worst is still ahead; the listings did say oceanfront.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN Tonight at 9:40 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are NBC News's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by NBC News: “California residents are waking up to their homes sliding into the ocean. And the worst is yet to come.”
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 9:40 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Vera Bullock.
- Topics: California.
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTransparency. Okay. The worst is still to come, according to the report. What's your message to people who haven't slid yet?
Philippa Haldane-OkoroI tell them they're in a pre-launch phase.
Philippa Haldane-OkoroTheir neighbors are early adopters of the sea, and my client's lot is now an emerging aquatic asset.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAquatic asset.
Philippa Haldane-OkoroVera, I've been watching it through my brass telescope all morning, and the property is performing beautifully. It's gone down about forty feet of runway.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForty feet of runway. I'll give that a sandcastle rating of one. A king tide would have your whole plan out by lunch.
Philippa Haldane-OkoroA sandcastle is a short-term lease on a dream, Vera, and my plan is a long-term relationship with the water.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA long-term relationship with the water. Philippa, the water is seeing everyone on that street.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhere is your own beach house, Philippa?
Philippa Haldane-OkoroMy home is in a transition corridor. I'm on a yacht because I'm following the property.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo you're tracking your own property with that telescope. Brock has the forecast next, with some waterfront developments of his own.
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